Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

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At the height of the Cold War, British agent Alec Leamas is offered one last mission before retirement — to destroy the head of East German intelligence — and what...

Step back into the hallowed corridors of Malory Towers, where friendship, rivalry, and the bittersweet passage of growing up are woven into every term. In the Fifth at Malory Towers...

The end of an era arrives with bittersweet finality in Last Term at Malory Towers, the sixth and concluding instalment in Enid Blyton's beloved school series, as Darrell Rivers and...

From the smouldering ruins of a stolen love to the thunder of warships crossing the wine-dark sea, The Tale of Troy is a magnificent retelling of the greatest adventure story...

One of the most beloved and enduring works of spiritual literature ever written, The Prophet presents the wisdom of Almustafa, a prophet who has lived in the foreign city of...

In a glass-encased city of the future, D-503, a loyal mathematician and spacecraft engineer of the all-powerful One State, begins keeping a diary — and in doing so, unwittingly chronicles...

Few works have so permanently altered humanity's understanding of itself as Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents, a searing philosophical treatise that argues the very fabric of organised society is...

Few works in the English literary canon capture the quiet desperation and fleeting grace of everyday life with the precision of James Joyce's Dubliners. First published in 1914, this landmark...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging. A rich anthology of medieval and Renaissance literature, The Eaten Heart presents a carefully curated collection of tales...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work in the tradition of sacred poetry and literary translation, The Poems of St John of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A slim but psychologically intricate novella, The Eye chronicles the strange afterlife of...

The cleft of a ginkgo leaf recalls a lover's divided self; Greek gods and Persian poets give voice to euphoria and lamentation; and the artist must battle fiercely to bring...

During Shakespeare's lifetime, Henry IV was his most popular play. Today, Sir John Falstaff still towers above Shakespeare's other comic inventions. This edition considers the play in the context of...

This edition of Hamlet represents a radically new text of the best known and most widely discussed of all Shakespearean tragedies. Arguing that the text currently accepted is not, in...

Audiences have always delighted in the robust comedy and verbal inventiveness of The Taming of the Shrew . It has survived many adaptations ranging from, probably, the play printed in...

The climax of Shakespeare's sequence of English history plays, this book is a celebration of a young warrior-king. It is also a study of the costly exhilarations of war and...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery After the death of Henry V, the French revolt and threaten to reclaim...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery Under the rule of King John, England is forced into war when the...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery Henry VI is tricked into marrying Margaret - lover of the Earl of...

An international team of scholars offers: - modernised, easily accessible texts - ample but unobtrusive academic guidance - attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history...

An ancient Central Asian epic, passed down through generations, carries the reader into a world of nomads, warriors and horselords 'Manas the brave is arriving! One flash of rage by...

The great epic poem of Northern Europe, born deep in the heart of ancient Karelian forests Sharing its title with the poetic name for Finland - 'the land of heroes'...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery Threatened by the Duke of York, King Henry makes a deal to disinherit...

"A splendid edition: it incorporates the most recent modern scholarship ... and it does so within a compass and format that is both readable and usable." - Around the Globe...

'By far the best edition of King Lear - in respect of both textual and other matters - that we now have.'John Lyon, English Language Notes'This volume is a treasure-trove...

Only edition in print This volume, which collects the four books of "nonsense" published by Lear during his lifetime, contains all of his most celebrated verse and prose productions, from...

A beautifully illustrated reference to Shakespeare and his time. Four centuries after he penned them, Shakespeare's plays continue to delight audiences and readers worldwide. Shakespeare: The Essential Guide to the...

This second edition of Othello has a new, illustrated introduction by leading American scholar Ayanna Thompson, which addresses such key issues as race, religion and gender, as well as looking...

This Arden edition of Hamlet , arguably Shakespeare's greatest tragedy, presents an authoritative, modernized text based on the Second Quarto text with a new introductory essay covering key productions and...

Lord Byron was the most celebrated of all the Romantic poets. Troubled, handsome, sexually fluid, disabled, and transgressive, he wrote his way to international fame - and scandal - before...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A young woman flees Athens with her lover, only to be pursued by...

No library is complete without the classics! This leather-bound edition includes the complete works of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, considered by many to be the English language's greatest...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Part of the esteemed Musical Pilgrim series published by Oxford University Press,...

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Edition: ReprintCondition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and wear along edges and spine. Page Condition: Yellowed with age and tanning. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact....

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears.Page Condition: Slightly yellowed/aged. Markings: Ex-library with usual markings. Binding: Intact, pages firm. Stickers/Labels: Ex-libris A cornerstone of twentieth-century British fiction, Casanova's...

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Edition: First Ed.Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped and worn at edges and corners, with some colour fading. Page Condition: Yellowed with age, tanning visible on interior pages. Markings:...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Firm hardcover binding, no loose pages. This omnibus anthology brings together three...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact, no loose pages. This omnibus crime collection brings together three of Agatha...

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